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Sci-fi magazine overwhelmed by hundreds of AI-generated stories

22 February 2023

Clarkesworld, a science fiction magazine, has banned new story submissions after receiving hundreds of low-quality AI-generated pieces

Both boys and girls tend to write stories about boys

6 August 2021

Stories written by children in the UK aged 5 to 13 are far more likely to feature male characters – regardless of whether the writer is a boy or a girl

Jenny Offill’s sharp new novel Weather examines individual anxieties about the climate emergency.

Weather by Jenny Offill review: A powerful portrait of climate anxiety

14 February 2020

Jenny Offill’s sharp new novel Weather examines individual anxieties about the climate emergency and one person's journey to becoming a doomsday prepper

Seasonal gift ideas for lovers of terrific science reads and top films

4 December 2019

Stuck for ideas on what to get the science lover in your life? From great sci-fi to books on how to build a pond or see the stars, these are the cultural gems that staff at New Scientist recommend

Paul Rudd as Miles Elliot in Living With Yourself

Netflix’s Living With Yourself shows the dangers of perfectionism

6 November 2019

Paul Rudd's character's quest to find a perfect version of himself in Netflix's Living With Yourself - with the help of a dodgy DNA hacking service - explores the dark side of our drive for perfection

Russian Doll: To escape the multiverse, think like Einstein

27 February 2019

In Netflix's sci-fi smash Russian Doll, Nadia uses multiverse magic to break out of an endless loop of death – a reminder that it pays to remember your physics

The Wall review – A dystopian adventure for the climate change era

13 February 2019

Though it has its satirical elements, John Lanchester's discomforting new novel does more than point the finger at present ills

Christmas story: Unauthorized Bread by Cory Doctorow

18 December 2018

In our exclusive extract, dripping with human kindness (well, butter) our heroine Salima receives her daily bread – eventually

The Endless: low budget scifi movie asks high-rent questions

18 July 2018

Indie scifi brings out the good in ancient forces as two brothers revisit the cult they grew up in looking for closure – and good food. Is it the Solaris of our times?